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WELCOME TO ECO DESIGN ARCHITECTS

Eco Design – Architects & Consultants is an architectural practice specialising in ecological friendly natural building and consulting. Established in 1998 by Andy Horn, the practice has been at the forefront of the green building movement in South Africa and has won a number of international awards in the field of ecological design.

Eco Design’s cutting edge regenerative design solutions have been widely published both locally and internationally and have earned them among other awards the 2004 Sustainable Building Best Practice award for Residential Projects in the Africa Region and the Silver Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction in Africa and the Middle East 2005.
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JOIN US FOR A LECTURE BY ANDY HORN

A 3 day conference hosted by the SBE 2022:
Sustainable Built Environments

Andy presented on day 2 & 3 

DAY 2 | SESSION 5B | APPROPRIATE URBAN STRATEGIES

Natural Building as a tool to unplug from degenerative systems & build a regenerative future 

DAY 3 | SESSION 10 | REGENERATIVE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Cob bale construction - an earth-slip pre-coated straw bale building method for efficient eco-friendly labour-based construction

The SBE 2022 conference addresses how we counteract the impact of the built environment on the planet and how we adapt to a changing climate, extreme weather, variable resources, social emergencies and biodiversity loss. What can we proactively relinquish or adapt from our current and past built solutions to achieve the transformative, regenerative change necessary? Our designs need to deal with both mitigation and adaptation.

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A SHINING EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The processes and procedures used in the Mamre Heritage Revitalization project should become the benchmark for public participation at all levels of government in South Africa, says Andy Horn, principal of Eco Design Architects and Consultants.

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JOIN US FOR A SHORT  LECTURE BY ANDY HORN

Hosted by the 2021 ECO-LOGIC AWARDS


NATURAL BUILDING - Frameworks for a Regenerative Future

To view the entire  2021 Eco-Logic Awards go click here

Learn more about our inspiring individuals, businesses and  organizations making a difference.
Together we can ‘Be the Change’ and make this a healthier, happier and safer Eco-Logical world to live in.

To view Andy's 6 minute  presentation at the awards go visit our Facebook page.


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A selection of project drawings 2021

Having received the required approvals, the owner builder Simon and his cousin, a professional contractor - Justin Poggen - have started with the construction of House Klipspringer. while Aubrie Visagie the consulting engineer has conducted his site inspection.

Located in Wild Rivers Estate in Mpumalanga, it promises to be a groundbreaking modern eco-construction for the area.

We have selected some of the drawings of this project to share.
It is located just downstream of the confluence of the Olifants and Blyde rivers, situated on a rocky piece of bushveld type ground with stunning south-facing river and Blyde River canyon mountain views.
The design nestles the house between the rocks and trees, taking full advantage of its gorgeous views while providing well-shaded spaces and lots of protected outdoor and open plan living.

It's hot up there, so the design responds with materials like exposed rammed earth, earthen floors, and planted roofs.

The design also utilizes post and beam-exposed trusses with pole rafters. There are vented openings against the timber whitewashed timber boarded ceilings to illuminate the roof spaces with natural light and allow for passive cooling with stack effect ventilation.

The forms of the main living space rise to the views, providing a sheltering u-shaped courtyard and then hunker down again to shade the bedroom wings on either side for a more bush lodge-like appearance.

The design also utilizes post and beam exposed trusses with pole rafters. There are vented openings against the timber whitewashed timber boarded ceilings to illuminate the roof spaces with natural light and allow for passive cooling with stack effect ventilation.

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Nieuwoudtville Award

Eco Design Architects was awarded the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction 2005 & took silver in the Africa and Middle East Region for their designs for the Nieuwoudtville Caravan Site Upgrade

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"E-WIRE" lights by Andy Horn

The Eco Design lighting range is made from local or recycled materials. Standing Floor Lamps, Desk Lamps, Pendant Lights and Chandeliers are available. The lamp stands are from locally moon phase harvested alien timber. Recycled car parts are used as bases. Various paper shades & low energy LED light bulbs provide good lighting and create a beautiful atmosphere.

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Eco Design is also specialized in dome construction. A couple of dome structures have been built. Click below to view images

Project 1

Project 2

We offer a number of construction & info manuals on our website on natural building technologies which specifically refer to the South African context. The info manual "A LIME DUNG PLASTER RECIPE" has recently been added to the collection.   Click here for more information.

All our manuals are also now available as E-Book downloads. Click here for the E-Books.